Passion for Social Studies

APRIL 12, 2025

This is especially true in AP Government , where students face dense content, abstract theories, and a mountain of required cases and documents. Required Foundational Documents: Declaration of Independence (5:06) Brutus No. If you’re teaching U.S. Add to cart View cart AP Government Foundational Documents $ 2.00

Government 130

Government Civics Social Studies Economics 130

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 1, 2020

As teachers embrace their new roles as designers, instructors, and facilitators of online learning, many are grappling the details associated with teaching remotely. Below are five lessons I learned as an online professor that helped me to adapt to and navigate the challenge of teaching online. #1

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Teaching Education 218

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

And the tools serve as a particular lifeline for neurodivergent students, who suddenly have access to services that can help them get organized and support their reading comprehension, teaching experts say. From a teaching, learning standpoint, that's pretty concerning to me,” he says.

Sociology 143

Sociology Teaching Education Educational Technology 143

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2023

Despite my best efforts, I couldn't visit classrooms as frequently as I would have liked, and the feedback I provided in written reports could have done more to enhance teaching and learning both inside and outside the classroom.

Leadership 544

Leadership K-12 Artifacts Lesson Plan 544

Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 8, 2025

Listen to this post as a podcast: Sponsored by Alpaca and Brisk Teaching Every January for the last ten years, we have chosen a small collection of tech tools we think are worth checking out. This means that users can upload sources such as documents, slides, websites, videos, and text. That will be the same this year.

Pedagogy 210

Pedagogy Library Tutoring Tradition 210

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Not only was I not in classrooms enough, but also the level of feedback provided through the lens of a narrative report did very little to improve teaching and learning both in and out of the classroom. Even though I tried, the frequency of which I observed teachers rarely extended beyond the minimum expectation.

Leadership 534

Leadership Lesson Plan Archiving Tradition 534

Teaching American History

MARCH 11, 2024

As Publications Manager at Teaching American History , I frequently hear the following from our teacher partners: I love teaching with primary sources! But I feel overwhelmed when I look all the documents. Unlike textbooks, we won’t tell you what to teach or how to teach it. But which one should I use?

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Library Primary Sources American History Social Studies 105

Teaching American History

MARCH 11, 2025

Teaching government at Hilliard Darby High School in Ohio (a suburb of Columbus), Amy Messick helps students understand how our constitutional system works. One former student who appreciates what he learned from Messick now serves on the school board for the district in which Messick teaches. Some of them encourage her.

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Government Controversial Topics American History Civics 96

Passion for Social Studies

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Honestly, both of these questions make teaching overwhelming! There are so many standards and not enough time to teach everything. Topics include foundational documents, amendments, the branches of government, political parties, and more! Similarly, are you constantly trying to get students to be active in the thinking process?

Social Studies 130

Social Studies Sociology Government Critical Thinking 130

Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Why is Lincolns Fragment on the Constitution and Union one of our favorite documents? This document is short enough to be used in younger classrooms, but its profound enough to be worth discussing with older students as well. The Constitution is the silver frame around the more important document from our Founding.

Library 85

Library American History Government History 85

A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 7, 2013

For some time now, we have been hearing about digital badges and how they can be used to guide, motivate, document and validate formal and informal learning. ?In Educators should be comfortable teaching, working and learning in an increasingly connected global digital society. ? putting their learnings into practice in the classroom.

High School 353

High School Pedagogy Library Educational Technology 353

Passion for Social Studies

OCTOBER 14, 2024

So, students must have lessons that focus on teaching the election. Thankfully, teaching the election will be a fun, exciting, and motivational process with The Political Socialization Lesson , Campaign Finance Lesson , and Electoral College Lesson ! Teaching the Electoral Process The electoral process is a cornerstone of a democracy.

Teaching 130

Teaching Government Social Studies High School 130

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Teachers all over the country are being asked to teach “concurrent classrooms” in which some students attend class in person and others attend virtually. I’ll review the benefits of each model and explain how I would use these models to teach a class with students attending both online and in person. #1

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Teaching K-12 Humanities Research 218

Teaching Anthropology

MARCH 10, 2025

Brendan : The biggest challenges I faced were in learning what information is important when conducting analyses and learning proper documentation of work and results. The post Mentorship in motion: Student perceptions of experiential learning in forensic anthropology first appeared on Teaching Anthropology.

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Anthropology Research Teaching 130

A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 29, 2017

As Senior Fellow with the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE), I have worked with a fantastic team to develop services and tools to help districts, schools, and organizations across the world transform teaching, learning, and leadership. One of these tools is the Digital Practice Assessment (DPA).

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Archiving Leadership Artifacts Cultures 364

Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The vote of the electors is recorded on a document called the Certificate of Vote. Both documents are then sealed up and sent to the National Archive. Check out this related blog: A Conversation with John Dinan, Editor of our core document collection, Federalism. Each Senator has a vote.

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Archiving Government American History History 98

Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

“To be a good member of your community, you really have to understand why people do the things that they do,” says Bryan Little, who teaches both on-level Government and AP Government at McPherson High School in McPherson, Kansas. That’s why good teaching about citizenship involves students in an intentional study of human behavior.”

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Humanities Teaching American History Government 52

Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Lincoln’s notes are preserved in a document historians call the Fragment on the Constitution and Union. The Constitution was not a pro-slavery document. For more classroom-ready Lincoln documents, please see our CDC volume, Abraham Lincoln , available for purchase or download from our bookstore. Berger, Anthony.

American History 102

American History Library History Government 102

Passion for Social Studies

MARCH 31, 2024

When teaching the Judicial Branch, the perfect resources are ready! However, the documents are editable to fit the needs and time of every classroom. When teaching the Judicial Branch, this project will engage students as they critically analyze major Supreme Court cases. Nominating Judges Lesson $ 6.00

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Teaching Lesson Plan Government US Government 130

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies Feb. Primary sources include: Personal correspondence and diaries Government and civil documents Speeches and oral histories Audio and video recordings Photographs and posters Unfortunately, most textbooks provide just facts and figures, not an immersive experience.

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Primary Sources Social Studies Teaching Oral History 52

TeachThought

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning has put together the following list, 50 Ways To Encourage A Child. In addition, they’ve got a couple of other useful documents under their tips for fostering teacher connections series you can check out as well.

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K-12 Teaching Elementary School 339

A Principal's Reflections

JULY 16, 2023

As I shared in Digital Leadership , evolving technology enables and empowers leaders to seize the moment and look for ways to fundamentally improve teaching, learning, and leadership. Project-management tools with embedded AI can help to track progress, manage tasks, and collaborate on documents.

Leadership 321

Leadership Pedagogy Library Humanities 321

Teaching American History

DECEMBER 10, 2024

To celebrate Bill of Rights Day, we offer below a condensed version of the introduction to the Bill of Rights core document volume , available, as are all the document volumes, in the TAH bookstore. References to documents in parentheses are the documents in the Bill of Rights volume.

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Government Museum Tradition American History 98

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

The fact for many in education is that we teach the way we were taught and lead the way we were led. I am fortunate to be involved in several long-term projects where I have been able to document growth over time. In some cases, this might still be effective. Other schools and districts are beginning to follow suit.

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Pedagogy Economics Leadership Elementary School 428

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2024

As the CEO of Aspire Change EDU , I'm dedicated to research-driven, data-enhanced, and evidence-based services and resources to aid districts, schools, and organizations in transforming teaching, learning, and leadership. This information will then be reviewed at the initial meeting for reflection and goal-setting to grow and improve.

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Artifacts Leadership Digital Resources Lesson Plan 277

Teaching American History

OCTOBER 22, 2024

What happens when teachers ask students to read the primary documents of our founding carefully, constructing their own account of our system? All of these teachers were drawn to MAHG by its focus on primary documents, and most began teaching more consistently from primary documents after beginning the program.

Government 98

Government Teaching Civics American History 98

Teaching American History

OCTOBER 22, 2024

What happens when teachers ask students to read the primary documents of our founding carefully, constructing their own account of our system? All of these teachers were drawn to MAHG by its focus on primary documents, and most began teaching more consistently from primary documents after beginning the program.

Government 98

Government Teaching Civics American History 98

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 6, 2021

Reflect on Teaching. Whether you did or didn’t make a planning guide, you can use this document to record your favorite activities of the year, reflect on the outcomes, and record your thoughts about what changes you want to make next year. Despite finding these chores tedious while doing them, I always feel more organized afterward.

Middle School 218

Middle School Teaching Education 218

Teaching American History

APRIL 15, 2025

For todays blog, we are highlighting a document that helps students intersect two of the most historically important elements of the 1960s: the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War. Read the entire document, our scholarly introduction, and discussion questions here. December 6, 1963. National Archives.

Archiving 59

Archiving American History Human Rights Government 59

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

Not only was I not in classrooms enough, but also the level of feedback provided through the lens of a narrative report did very little to improve teaching and learning both in and out of the classroom. Teach a Class This can be accomplished regularly during the year or by co-teaching with both struggling and distinguished teachers.

Leadership 361

Leadership Lesson Plan Archiving High School 361

Let's Cultivate Greatness

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

This makes these large documents much more manageable. Feature image credit: Kelly Sikkema The post Teach Political Party Ideologies With This Fun Civics Project appeared first on Let's Cultivate Greatness. Hopefully, youll have at least a few students on each issue across your classes.

Civics 52

Civics Teaching Government High School 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2024

Every teacher at her school, the Health Sciences High and Middle College, in San Diego, shares in the responsibility of teaching students literacy skills, regardless of the subject they teach. For decades, the primary methods for teaching students how to read in the U.S.

High School 145

High School Teaching Primary Sources K-12 145

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2021

Create an overview of the rotations with links to resources and documents. I suggest adding the link to this overview document to your digital planner. Feel free to make a copy of the documents and tailor them to your needs. Feel free to make a copy of the documents and tailor them to your needs.

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Teaching 208

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 28, 2021

color-coding, setting reminders, embedding links to planning documents) made it exponentially more effective as a planning and organizational tool. Google Calendar provides teachers with a central location for everything you need to conduct your teaching sessions while still providing the overall look of a traditional daily.

Tradition 218

Tradition Lesson Plan Middle School Teaching 218

Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2020

Even though teaching online may feel like a different animal than teaching face-to-face, there are many similarities in terms of the building blocks of a lesson. It would be much easier to support them if I had a document like the one pictured above with all of the information, links, and resources for the week.

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Lesson Plan Tradition Teaching Education 218

NCHE

MARCH 25, 2024

The two needs are related, for there is simply not enough time for those who teach multiple classes, often in multiple disciplines, to stay on top of the flood of specialized writing, to be confident that they are teaching the best that scholars have learned. The answers were clear: time and confidence, they said.

K-12 312

K-12 Primary Sources American History Archiving 312

Digital Promise

MAY 13, 2021

Online Teaching, Technology, and Learner Variability : Teachers with a high degree of comfort with technology are significantly less likely than others to say the pandemic has worsened their ability to work with each student’s individual learner variability. Social-Emotional Learning as Part of Whole Child Learning.

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Teaching EdTech K-12 Professional Development 147